Telegram-herald., 1887-08-27

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Tor the cAse II removal. death. Fesizn4-
t1en or Inability. sota II The President
sBd Wee PvesiasnE. declaring skAE Of
hctr sh4ll thea aeE - President
Under tsls clause Congress passed
a. acf ia 1892. declaring that Ia the
svent 80 stateG s.the President II the
senate, OF Il there i noae, then the
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tsyes. Tor the sims being. shall act as
President until the disability Is re-
moved. or President elected
There i curious Dif of history con-
neeted VIA this law IL was the gen
eFal oplnlos, even when the act was
passed. that the Secretary Of State
rather than the President Of the sen
Ate pro tenpore ought u succeed 70 the
Presidency; but 50 bitter was the oppo-
sition OF Federalists 70 Dir. jefferson.
who Vas then Secretary OF State. that
the succession VA deyolyed upon the
presiding oaBcers Of the two branches
Of Coagress. The law 50 passed re-
NAMED ia force nincty-fOur years. Ii
Uas many times attacked during that
Periodon various grounds, but tits only
lately that the dangers a the system
excited alarm. Until 1851 there was
always & President pro tempore Of the
senate because il was the custom OF
the Vice President to leave the chair
before the close OF the session, IN order
that tae senate might choose one.
But once every two years. from the
close OF one Congress on the 4th Of
March uatil the meeting Of the next
Congress in the following December.
there WAS 10 Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives Twice in the last
i've years there has been no President
pro tempore Of The Senate. in each
case because the Vice President, con-
tfary TO precedent, continued 70 pre-
side over the Senate until the day Of
tDal adjournment. Had PRESIDENT
Arthur died after the death of Presi-
dent Garfield. before Congress met in
December. 1881. or had President
Cleveland died after the death Of Vice
President Hendricks. last autumn,
there would have been no person des-
ignsted by the Constitution or the law
to act - President Itnced hardly be
said that great manv times il would
have happened under the old law that
4 President Of different politics might
have succeeded the elected President
Under that law, Senator Sherman
would now become President ia the
event Of the death OF Mr.. Cleveland.
A. last the many perils and inconve-
niences OF the ancient statute have led
Congress 70 pass what is known as the
Hoar Presidential Succession bill.
The principle OF the new law is TO
make the several members of the Cab
met, beginning with the Secretary OF
state, followed by the Secretary of the
Treasury. and 30 on in order through
the list. President in ease of the inabil-
itg 20 act. from any cause. Of both the
President and yice-President. II is
also provided that the Cabinet officer
succeeding in sucn case shall I'll out
the elected Presidents full term. I'm
der the old law there would nave been
a new elestion unless the term was
nearly completed. - Youths Companion.